Sentences for child sex offenders need to be doubled to show how serious the crime is.
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is getting behind a Fianna Fáil Bill that would increase jail time from 7 years to 15 for attacks.
The proposals were introduced in the Dáil yesterday and need cross-party support to become law.
The Head of the DRCC Noeline Blackwell says it’s the right way forward.
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